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+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2016, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
+ *
+ * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+ * under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 only, as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation.
+ *
+ * This code is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+ * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License
+ * version 2 for more details (a copy is included in the LICENSE file that
+ * accompanied this code).
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License version
+ * 2 along with this work; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
+ * Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+ *
+ * Please contact Oracle, 500 Oracle Parkway, Redwood Shores, CA 94065 USA
+ * or visit www.oracle.com if you need additional information or have any
+ * questions.
+ */
+
+/*
+ * @test
+ * @bug 8145896
+ * @summary JInternalFrame setMaximum before adding to desktop throws null pointer exception
+ * @library ../../regtesthelpers
+ * @build Util
+ * @run main TestJInternalFrameMaximize
+ */
+import java.awt.Point;
+import java.awt.Robot;
+import java.awt.event.ActionEvent;
+import java.awt.event.InputEvent;
+import java.beans.PropertyVetoException;
+import javax.swing.JFrame;
+import javax.swing.JDesktopPane;
+import javax.swing.JMenu;
+import javax.swing.JMenuBar;
+import javax.swing.JMenuItem;
+import javax.swing.JInternalFrame;
+import javax.swing.SwingUtilities;
+import javax.swing.UIManager;
+import javax.swing.UnsupportedLookAndFeelException;
+
+public class TestJInternalFrameMaximize {
+
+    private static JDesktopPane desktopPane;
+    private static JFrame frame;
+    private static int count = 0;
+    private static JMenu menu;
+    private static JMenuBar menuBar;
+    private static JMenuItem menuItem;
+    private static Robot robot;
+    private static volatile String errorMessage = "";
+
+    public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
+        robot = new Robot();
+        UIManager.LookAndFeelInfo[] lookAndFeelArray
+                = UIManager.getInstalledLookAndFeels();
+        for (UIManager.LookAndFeelInfo lookAndFeelItem : lookAndFeelArray) {
+            String lookAndFeelString = lookAndFeelItem.getClassName();
+            if (tryLookAndFeel(lookAndFeelString)) {
+                createUI();
+                robot.waitForIdle();
+                executeTest();
+            }
+        }
+        if (!"".equals(errorMessage)) {
+            throw new RuntimeException(errorMessage);
+        }
+    }
+
+    private static boolean tryLookAndFeel(String lookAndFeelString) {
+        try {
+            UIManager.setLookAndFeel(lookAndFeelString);
+            return true;
+        } catch (UnsupportedLookAndFeelException | ClassNotFoundException |
+                InstantiationException | IllegalAccessException e) {
+            errorMessage += e.getMessage() + "\n";
+            System.err.println("Caught Exception: " + e.getMessage());
+            return false;
+        }
+    }
+
+    private static void createUI() throws Exception {
+
+        SwingUtilities.invokeAndWait(() -> {
+            frame = new JFrame("Test Frame");
+            desktopPane = new JDesktopPane();
+            frame.getContentPane().add(desktopPane);
+            frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
+
+            menuBar = new JMenuBar();
+            frame.setJMenuBar(menuBar);
+
+            menu = new JMenu("File");
+            menuBar.add(menu);
+
+            menuItem = new JMenuItem("New Child");
+            menuItem.addActionListener((ActionEvent e) -> {
+                try {
+                    JInternalFrame f = new JInternalFrame("Child "
+                            + (++count), true, true, true, true);
+                    f.setSize(200, 300);
+                    f.setLocation(count * 20, count * 20);
+                    f.setMaximum(true);
+                    desktopPane.add(f);
+                    f.setVisible(true);
+                } catch (PropertyVetoException ex) {
+                } catch (RuntimeException ex) {
+                    errorMessage = "Test Failed";
+                } finally {
+                    frame.dispose();
+                }
+            });
+            menu.add(menuItem);
+            frame.setSize(500, 500);
+            frame.setLocationRelativeTo(null);
+            frame.setVisible(true);
+        });
+    }
+
+    private static void executeTest() throws Exception {
+
+        Point point = Util.getCenterPoint(menu);
+        performMouseOperations(point);
+        point = Util.getCenterPoint(menuItem);
+        performMouseOperations(point);
+    }
+
+    private static void performMouseOperations(Point point) {
+        robot.mouseMove(point.x, point.y);
+        robot.mousePress(InputEvent.BUTTON1_MASK);
+        robot.mouseRelease(InputEvent.BUTTON1_MASK);
+        robot.delay(1000);
+        robot.waitForIdle();
+    }
+}